On Thu, 20 Oct 2022 at 22:12, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Japin Li <japinli@hotmail.com> writes:
>> On Thu, 20 Oct 2022 at 20:45, Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>>> I noticed that
>>> select date_part('millennium', now()); --> 3
>>>
>>> will execute also, unperturbed, in this form:
>>> select date_part('millennium xxxxx', now()); --> 3
>
>> Maybe we should document this. I'd be inclined to change the code to
>> match the certain valid field names.
>
> I think changing this behavior has a significant chance of drawing
> complaints and zero chance of making anyone happier.
>
Maybe.
> The current state of affairs (including the lack of unnecessary
> documentation detail) is likely quite intentional.
>
I'm curious about why not document this?
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